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Although U.S. economists still sing the praises of the last decade’s boom, a recent study confirms that many African Americans have not been hearing the same tune. The State of Working Ohio 2001, recently released... read more

As the drumbeat of layoffs grows louder, unemployment insurance is becoming a more crucial safety net for many Ohioans.
But that net isn’t woven thick enough to keep many from falling through it. In Ohio, only... read more

Study indicates system needs to change eligibility requirementsby Jennine Zeleznik
Dayton Daily News
COLUMBUS | About one out of three unemployed Ohioans received benefits last year because of tough requirements that disqualify many potential applicants, a study... read more

Columbus Dispatch
by Catherine Candisky
It seldom pays to be out of work in Ohio.
Fewer unemployed people receive benefits in this state than in most others because Ohio has some of the strictest eligibility standards in the... read more

Education Weekly
by Lisa Fine
One out of three students who received aid for private school tuition through the Cleveland voucher program had already been enrolled in a private school before receiving the publicly funded benefits, concludes... read more

Dayton Daily News
A new report released during the weekend revealed what most people probably intuitively knew already: that Ohioans, and Americans as a whole, are working harder and longer than ever each week.
What's more, despite... read more

Group finds workers above poverty level require aid to get by
Columbus Dispatch
When Joshua and Shalon Jarrell married four years ago, they never expected they'd need government assistance to provide for their children.
They always thought they'd... read more

Akron Beacon Journal
by Candace Goforth
Women in Ohio have less earning power and attain fewer four-year college degrees than their sisters across the nation, recent studies show.
According to supplemental data from the 2000 census, Ohio women... read more